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121whole kit and caboodle — The whole kit and caboodle means everything required or involved in something. ( Kaboodle is an alternative spelling.) …
122whole new ball game — If something s a whole new ball game, it is completely new or different …
123whole nine yards — The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something …
124whole shebang — The whole shebang includes every aspect of something …
125whole rest — whole′ rest n. mad a musical rest equivalent in duration to a whole note • Etymology: 1885–90 …
126whole step — whole′ step n. mad a musical interval, as A–B or B–C♯, encompassing two semitones Also called whole′ tone . • Etymology: 1895–1900 …
127whole-tone scale — whole′ tone scale′ n. mad a musical scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, C …
128whole-wheat — whole′ wheat′ adj. nut coo prepared with the complete wheat kernel: whole wheat flour[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80 …